{"id":12131,"count":2,"description":"Jacob Borren and Andr\u00e9 Staalenhoef are modern masters of architecture. Passionate and persevering.\n\nBorren Staalenhoef are determined to tackle every aspect of the spatial task; to oversee a large degree of complexity and to reduce it to clear, layered structures. Their ultimate objective is the act of building: the creation of a tangible object that speaks through the details. Their solutions are the result of a long series of consistent decisions and elaborations: diagrams and matrixes, sketches and artist\u2019s impressions, ground plans and sections, construction models and working drawings. It is in this method of working that the mastery and strength of this architecture lies. Utilitas (utility), firmitas (strength) and venustas (beauty), the three aspects of architecture as defined by Vitruvius, form a harmonious whole. \n\nJacob Borren (1960) and Andr\u00e9 Staalenhoef (1961) have worked together for twelve years now, from their office on Europaplein in Leeuwarden. As you might expect of \u2018master builders\u2019, their portfolio of over 90 projects covers a broad spectrum, from architecture to modest landscape designs, from housing to a hockey club pavilion, from newbuild to renovation, from installation art to a bus stop. Diverse commissions that have generated a wide range of designs.\n","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/","name":"Borren Staalenhoef Architects","slug":"borren-staalenhoef-architects","taxonomy":"architizer_firm","meta":{"architizer_id":"40675","architizer_url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/","architizer_hero":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Borren Staalenhoef Architects - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Borren Staalenhoef Architects - Architizer Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jacob Borren and Andr\u00e9 Staalenhoef are modern masters of architecture. Passionate and persevering. Borren Staalenhoef are determined to tackle every aspect of the spatial task; to oversee a large degree of complexity and to reduce it to clear, layered structures. Their ultimate objective is the act of building: the creation of a tangible object that speaks through the details. Their solutions are the result of a long series of consistent decisions and elaborations: diagrams and matrixes, sketches and artist\u2019s impressions, ground plans and sections, construction models and working drawings. It is in this method of working that the mastery and strength of this architecture lies. Utilitas (utility), firmitas (strength) and venustas (beauty), the three aspects of architecture as defined by Vitruvius, form a harmonious whole. Jacob Borren (1960) and Andr\u00e9 Staalenhoef (1961) have worked together for twelve years now, from their office on Europaplein in Leeuwarden. As you might expect of \u2018master builders\u2019, their portfolio of over 90 projects covers a broad spectrum, from architecture to modest landscape designs, from housing to a hockey club pavilion, from newbuild to renovation, from installation art to a bus stop. Diverse commissions that have generated a wide range of designs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Journal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"CollectionPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/\",\"name\":\"Borren Staalenhoef Architects - Architizer Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Borren Staalenhoef Architects\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Journal\",\"description\":\"Inspiration and Tools for Architects\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Architizer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"width\":36,\"height\":36,\"caption\":\"Architizer\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Borren Staalenhoef Architects - Architizer Journal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Borren Staalenhoef Architects - Architizer Journal","og_description":"Jacob Borren and Andr\u00e9 Staalenhoef are modern masters of architecture. Passionate and persevering. Borren Staalenhoef are determined to tackle every aspect of the spatial task; to oversee a large degree of complexity and to reduce it to clear, layered structures. Their ultimate objective is the act of building: the creation of a tangible object that speaks through the details. Their solutions are the result of a long series of consistent decisions and elaborations: diagrams and matrixes, sketches and artist\u2019s impressions, ground plans and sections, construction models and working drawings. It is in this method of working that the mastery and strength of this architecture lies. Utilitas (utility), firmitas (strength) and venustas (beauty), the three aspects of architecture as defined by Vitruvius, form a harmonious whole. Jacob Borren (1960) and Andr\u00e9 Staalenhoef (1961) have worked together for twelve years now, from their office on Europaplein in Leeuwarden. As you might expect of \u2018master builders\u2019, their portfolio of over 90 projects covers a broad spectrum, from architecture to modest landscape designs, from housing to a hockey club pavilion, from newbuild to renovation, from installation art to a bus stop. Diverse commissions that have generated a wide range of designs.","og_url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/","og_site_name":"Journal","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Architizer","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/","name":"Borren Staalenhoef Architects - Architizer Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_firm\/borren-staalenhoef-architects\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Borren Staalenhoef Architects"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","name":"Journal","description":"Inspiration and Tools for Architects","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Architizer","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","width":36,"height":36,"caption":"Architizer"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_firm\/12131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_firm"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/architizer_firm"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?architizer_firm=12131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}